Joe Biden

In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity

9:41 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff said Sunday. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his first hours after […]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week

9:33 pm January 17, 2021

Waghington: The threat of extremist groups descending on statehouses across the country in demonstrations Sunday prompted some governors to roll out a massive show of force and ramp up security, less than two weeks after a mob overran the nation’s Capitol. Fencing, boarded-up windows and lines of police and National Guard troops have transformed statehouse […]

Will Trump’s mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

11:02 pm January 16, 2021

Washington: The public won’t see President Donald Trump‘s White House records for years, but there’s growing concern that the collection won’t be complete, leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies. Trump has been cavalier about the law requiring records be preserved. He has a habit of ripping up documents before tossing […]

Proud moment, says kin of Kashmiri-origin woman named in Biden team

8:13 pm January 16, 2021

Srinagar: Kashmiri-origin Sameera Fazili’s parents wanted her to be a physician, but she was not quite in agreement. Fazili’s plans fructified on Friday when the Biden-Harris Transition named her as the deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House. The council coordinates the economic policy-making process and provides advice to the US president. Fazili is the second Kashmiri-origin Indian-American appointed […]

Official: 2 insider attackers kill 12 Afghan militiamen

3:34 pm January 16, 2021

Kabul: At least two members of an Afghan militia opened fire on their fellow militiamen in the western Herat province, killing 12, in what provincial police on Saturday described as an insider attack. Herat police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said the attackers fled with the slain militiamen’s weapons and ammunition, adding that Afghan government forces had regained control of the area. A Taliban spokesman Yousaf […]